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... virtue can be inscribed to none more suitably than to One who , in the highest station of life , has ever supported the cause of religion by her conspicuous regard for it ; who has advanced the in- terests of virtue , by her distinguish ...
... virtue can be inscribed to none more suitably than to One who , in the highest station of life , has ever supported the cause of religion by her conspicuous regard for it ; who has advanced the in- terests of virtue , by her distinguish ...
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... virtue , the honour which they confer on man is frequently mentioned in Scripture as one of the most considerable . Wisdom is the principal thing , says Solomon , in the passage where the Text lies , therefore get wisdom ; and , with ...
... virtue , the honour which they confer on man is frequently mentioned in Scripture as one of the most considerable . Wisdom is the principal thing , says Solomon , in the passage where the Text lies , therefore get wisdom ; and , with ...
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... virtue and morality ; and of the wisdom which pro- duces this effect , it is asserted in the text , that it bringeth us to honour . • On this recommendation of religion it is the more necessary to fix our attention , because it is often ...
... virtue and morality ; and of the wisdom which pro- duces this effect , it is asserted in the text , that it bringeth us to honour . • On this recommendation of religion it is the more necessary to fix our attention , because it is often ...
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... virtue . It is the effect of principles which , operating on conscience , determine it uniformly to pursue ... virtue , and if there be any praise * . By those means , wisdom , as the text asserts , bringeth us to honour . Philip . iv ...
... virtue . It is the effect of principles which , operating on conscience , determine it uniformly to pursue ... virtue , and if there be any praise * . By those means , wisdom , as the text asserts , bringeth us to honour . Philip . iv ...
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... virtue is more in- dependent and more complete , than what can be acquired by any other means . It is independent of ... virtues to come forth and shew them- selves , and you will revere him as a pri- vate citizen ; or as the father of a ...
... virtue is more in- dependent and more complete , than what can be acquired by any other means . It is independent of ... virtues to come forth and shew them- selves , and you will revere him as a pri- vate citizen ; or as the father of a ...
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Popular passages
Page 327 - Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Page 322 - For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
Page 221 - We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed...
Page 52 - Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near...
Page 126 - And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more.
Page 391 - For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Page 2 - Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
Page 370 - Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help...
Page 42 - Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years ; few and evil have the days of the years of my life been...
Page 170 - But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.